All around New England most ponds and lakes are finally becoming hockey wonderlands. The burst of Arctic air has allowed enthusiasts to spend countless hours playing shinny with an occasional...
It’s that time of year again: Hall of Fame ballot time. This year marked something of an evolution for me, in more ways than one. First, I voted for nine...
Taking a weekend spin around the NFL with a focus on the Patriots…
The Celtics injury ward was pretty crowded during the month of December, and those various absences were further compounded by the busiest stretch of the season for the green (eight...
In a special Christmas edition of NHL Sunday Notes, we focus solely on the upcoming World Junior Championship and the Boston Bruins prospects playing in the annual tournament. It’s an outstanding...
Since the Red Sox season ended unceremoniously in early October, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has been saying that he expects a number of position players to...
Taking a weekend spin around the NFL with a focus on the Patriots…
It’s that time of the year when either you receive a tie for Christmas as a father, or give one to the old man as a son. It seems like...
The Oklahoma City Thunder were supposed to challenge for a top spot in the Western Conference behind the Golden State Warriors after acquiring Paul George and Carmelo Anthony this summer....
Taking a weekend spin around the NFL with a focus on the Patriots…
Last season, the American League East had two teams (Red Sox and Yankees) qualify for the playoffs and three others (Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays) finish...
There’s been a new trend forming in the NHL the last few seasons, and this year the Bruins have made it a normal practice: football-style huddles before nearly every faceoff....
The loss of Henry Owens this week – claimed on outright waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks – was largely inconsequential. At 25, Owens had lost his “prospect’’ status long ago...
The Jahlil Okafor saga came to an overdue conclusion on Thursday when the Philadelphia 76ers dealt the big man, along with Nik Stauskas and a 2019 second-round pick (via the...
Taking a weekend spin around the NFL with a focus on the Patriots…
Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara has a massive collection of signed hockey sticks tucked away in one corner of his house. He was pretty excited to add to it this...
Despite the loss of Gordon Hayward on opening night, the Celtics have stayed quiet on the trade rumor front for now. That’s quite understandable for a team that’s jumped out...
Now that Major League Baseball owners have voted unanimously to approve the new posting procedure for international free agents and Japanese pitcher/slugger Shohei Ohtani has been posted, the real suspense...
Taking a weekend spin around the NFL with a focus on the Patriots… 1. I spoke with 10 people who have a vote for the Pro Football Hall of Fame...